Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum DNA detection in Nyssomyia neivai in Vale do Ribeira, Paraná, Brazil.
Letícia Cristina MorelliDaniela de Pita-PereiraConstança BrittoThais de Araújo-PereiraLucas Alexandre Farias de SouzaKelly de Oliveira GermanoAndrey José de AndradeMagda Clara Vieira da Costa-RibeiroPublished in: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2024)
The detection of L. infantum in Ny. neivai draws attention due to its abundance and anthropophily in the State of Paraná. Moreover, this finding is considered as an alert and suggests that the vector competence of Ny. neivai and the criteria for its incrimination should be carried out, given its wide distribution in southern of Brazil.